3.1% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Charlton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Charlton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant language spoken in Charlton, with only 3.1% of people using another language at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, reflecting a community where the vast majority of residents speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 85.7% of residents, which is far below the 27.6% of Victorians who use another language at home. While most speak English, 1.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.1% ▲ +91.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Charlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20535/charlton/topic/language